Quantitative determination of tannin content in some sorghum cultivars and evaluation of its antimicrobial activity

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 284-288

  Sulieman, Abdel Moneim E ^a   Issa, Fatima M ^a   Elkhalifa, Elamin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Dabar; Feterita sorghum; Phenolic compounds; Tabat; Tannin

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34250719193     PISSN: 18164978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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